Wesleyan University

News about Wesleyan University, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

Chronology of Coverage

May. 23, 2015

Federal grand jury indicts former Wesleyan University students Eric Lonergan and Zachary Kramer for selling controlled substances, charges connected to hospitalization of several students at university who overdosed in February; Lonergan and Kramer were expelled after their arrest for dealing Molly, drug known as MDMA or Ecstasy, although what they had sold was in fact made from illegal substance AB-Fubinaca. MORE

Mar. 17, 2015

Wesleyan University is trying to strike a balance between student safety and its reputation for open-mindedness after 12 students were sent to hospital in February for overdoses on club Molly, club drug that is pure form of Ecstasy. MORE

Feb. 25, 2015

Wesleyan University students Eric Lonergan, Andrew Olson, Zachary Kramer and Rama Agha Al Kakib are arrested and charged with obtaining, supplying and possession with intent to sell MDMA after several students are hospitalized for drug overdoses. MORE

Feb. 24, 2015

Ten Wesleyan University students and two others are hospitalized for possible overdoses on Molly, party drug described as pure form of MDMA or Ecstasy that has lately gained popularity. MORE

Feb. 20, 2015

Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity at Wesleyan University in Connecticut sues college, alleging school's directive that fraternities take steps to admit women in name of equality is, in fact, discriminatory; lawsuit argues that policy unfairly targets fraternities and that other forms of specialized housing are allowed. MORE

Sep. 23, 2014

Wesleyan University in Connecticut announces that its residential fraternities must all admit women as members and residents; fraternities will have three years to comply with the new rules; statement comes as colleges across country wrestle with the connections between heavy drinking, dangerous behavior and sexual assault at fraternities and sororities. MORE

Dec. 1, 2012

Several highly selective smaller colleges are changing their financial aid formulas due to shrinking endowments, raising concerns about how campus diversity — both economic and racial — might be affected; Wesleyan University in Connecticut says it has taken step back from practice of admitting students without regard to their ability to pay, process known as need-blind admissions. MORE

February 24, 2015, Tuesday

Delta Kappa Epsilon and its alumni organization filed the suit seeking a temporary injunction, saying the policy put in place by the Connecticut university in the name of equality was, in fact, discriminatory.